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Mara Silvers and JoVonne Wagner via Montana Free Press House Bill 317, sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, would create the Montana

House Bill 317 would cement federal protections for Native American children and families in Montana law.

While tribes are sovereign, local, state and federal governments have tremendous influence on Indian Country.

Columnist Pat Smith says Montana's Republican Party is back to its old tricks of rolling back voting rights for Native Americans.

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More candidates have filed in the races for the 2024 election, from local county races to the federal election. In Chouteau County, incumbent County

Laurel showcased an up-tempo play style in its 63-25 win over Glendive on Saturday.

Native Americans often live far from healthcare facilities and distrust federal authorities. Still, they're getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Montana Capitol Native lawmakers in Montana say this year’s legislative session brought laws created without tribal government input. The 2021 legislative session got off to an unusual and difficult start for everyone due to the pandemic. That unusual start meant lawmakers didn’t receive their regular orientation briefing from law school professors, including a lesson on the Legislator’s Handbook that, “the best interests of Montana Tribes will be served by engaging in government-...

Democratic lawmakers from Montana’s American Indian Caucus entered the 2021 legislative session with the numbers stacked against them. Minorities within a minority party, Native American lawmakers often found themselves trying to snuff measures seeking to restrict voting access, limit the presence of wild bison on Montana lands, and rework public assistance programming. But there were successes, too. Native American lawmakers passed legislation to support Indigenous language education, and f...